plenteous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In plenty; abundant.
  2. Having plenty; abounding; rich.

Pronunciation

/ˈplɛn.ti.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-plenteous.wav

Word forms

plenteous more plenteous most plenteous

Etymology

From Middle English plentewos, plentevous, et al., circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

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